It’s finally here. I know you’ve been losing sleep, biting your nails, and just had an overall difficult time waiting for it. In what is definitely gaining steam as a tradition among my friends, here are my picks for the top 10 movies, albums, and games. This year I will do something amazingly clever as well, I will put them in reverse order to build suspense. Brilliant!

Movies

10. Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
9. 2 Days in Paris
8. Superbad
7. Juno
6. King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
5. Sweeny Todd
4. Eastern Promises
3. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2. No Country For Old Men
1. Ratatouille

Now before you comment about my horrible movie misappropriations, first know that there were some movies that I just didn’t get a chance to see. Here are some movies that I didn’t get to see, but could have very possibly been on this list.

Honorable Mentions - Year of the Dog, Persepolis, Savages, Michael Clayton

Games

I really do consider 2007 to be the greatest year for video games ever. We have 3 great consoles constantly competing for our attention, and the next step in some pretty amazing game franchises. I could have just as easily made a Top 25 list.

10. Desktop Tower Defense
9. Crackdown
8. PGR 4
7. Mario Galaxy
6. Halo 3
5. Call of Duty 4
4. Guitar Hero III
3. Rock Band
2. Half-Life 2: The Orange Box
1. Bioshock

Honorable Mentions - Mass Effect, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune

Albums

That’s means music, sonny.

10. The Clientelle - God Save the Clientelle
9. Deerhunter - Cryptograms
8. Deerhoof - Friend Opportunities
7. Black Kids - Wizard of Ahhhs EP
6. Bjork - Volta
5. Of Montreal - Hissing Fauna
4. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
3. M.I.A. - Kala
2. Jens Leckman - Night Falls Over Kortedala
1. Animal Collective - Strawberry Jam

Honorable Mentions - The Black Lips